Superb Sunbird

Cinnyris superbus - Souimanga superbe

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Nectariniidés
Genus
:
Cinnyris
Species
:
superbus

Descriptor

Shaw, 1812

Biometrics

Size
: 16 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 17 à 24 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Superb Sunbird (Cinnyris superbus) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Cinnyris superbus superbus (s Cameroon to DRCongo. except ne. and w Angola)
Cinnyris superbus ashantiensis (Sierra Leone to Togo and Benin)
Cinnyris superbus nigeriae (se Benin and s Nigeria)
Cinnyris superbus buvuma (ne DRCongo, Uganda, w Kenya and nw Tanzania)

Foreign names

Souimanga superbe,
Suimanga soberbio,
nectarínia-soberba,
Prachtnektarvogel,
ragyogó nektármadár,
Prachthoningzuiger,
Nettarinia superba,
praktsolfågel,
Edelsolfugl,
nektárovka skvostná,
strdimil krásný,
Pragtsolfugl,
isokorumedestäjä,
suimanga superb,
nektarnik rudobrzuchy,
Нектарница-красотка,
ワキアカタイヨウチョウ,
雅美花蜜鸟,
praktsolfågel,
雅美花蜜鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Savanna : Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens